Born Again Mormons?

Shawn McCraney after 40 years of life in the LDS church had an experience; what John Wesley referred to as a "warming of the heart" and Shawn knew that he had finally met Jesus Christ for the first time in his life, thus becoming a Born Again Mormon.

Now for those of you that know me, I for years have often ministered among Mormons; LDS, Community of Christ, among other sects looking for those who have had a call from the spirit to come out of Mormonism.

Many have thought it crazy of me; "How could someone be born again and a Mormon?" My United Methodist self would refer to something called "convincing grace". Grace that God has certainly poured out on humanity in hopes that spirit would woo us to God through Christ on the cross. Pentecostals may refer to a similar act that when a missionary would go out into the field and meet a tribe, the tribe had some prophecy of a messenger. In reality the tribe was convinced that it's sin needed something more than the tribes current "God". It's the same with Shawn, he knew within his soul that Mormonism could not meet his souls need for the sin in his life.

Shawn's book "I was a born-again Mormon" is a great example of God's grace to humanity; that grace in action to restore an individual to righteousness through Jesus Christ. Many folks ask me to explain what John Wesley meant when he said this or that; and truth be told I am not a scholar on John Wesley but I suggest this book to them. I suspect not many of them read it especially with our fast food Christianity we have today. We want an answer and we don't care if it's even close to the right one, a sad aspect.

Are there more Mormons like Shawn? I would think so, just like there are more Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans and general plain ol sinners.

The question is this; Is the church ready to receive them?

Colossians 3:14-15 "Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful"